leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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Ellison had seen other old files destroyed by water damage from leaky pipes.
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Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
According to The Times, the brand of pens used during those signing ceremonies, as well as another leaky moment when the King signed a visitor’s book at Hillsborough Castle, was never revealed.
—Stacy Lambe, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
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Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
According to The Times, the brand of pens used during those signing ceremonies, as well as another leaky moment when the King signed a visitor’s book at Hillsborough Castle, was never revealed.
—Stacy Lambe, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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leaky
adjective
leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
a leaky boat
leakiness
noun
Medical Definition
leaky
adjective
: relating to or being a mutant gene that changes the structure of the protein and especially an enzyme that it determines so that some but not all of its biological activity is lost
also
: being such a protein with subnormal activity
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